GOFF v. CENTRAL MAINE POWER CO.


721 A.2d 182 (1998)

1998 ME 269

Everett GOFF v. CENTRAL MAINE POWER CO.

Supreme Judicial Court of Maine.

Decided December 14, 1998.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James J. MacAdam (orally), McTeague, Higbee, MacAdam, Case, Watson & Cohen, Topsham, attorney for the Appellant.

Robert W. Bower (orally), Norman, Hanson & DeTroy, Portland, attorney for the Appellee.

Before WATHEN, C.J., and CLIFFORD, RUDMAN, DANA, SAUFLEY, ALEXANDER and CALKINS, JJ.


CLIFFORD, J.

[¶ 1] Everett Goff appeals, and his employer, Central Maine Power [CMP], cross-appeals, from a decision of the Workers' Compensation Board granting the employee's petition for an award relating to a 1981 injury, but allowing CMP to offset benefits due to Goff by the amount of severance pay CMP paid to him. We disagree with CMP's contention that, because it has voluntarily paid benefits without prejudice for a 1994 injury, the Board should not have...

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